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ENSAYO 2011: South Asian essay writing competition on international humanitarian law
02-05-2011 Event
Organized by the Centre for Advanced Study in International Humanitarian Law (CASH), RGNUL in collaboration with the ICRC, Regional Delegation for South Asia, New Delhi.
Event Info
Where: India
When: 02.05.2011 - 15.06.2011
Theme: health care during armed conflict - a legal and social perspective
The topic this year is incredibly germane, as health care system in any society is a product of its social, political, economical and cultural environment and values. This environment and these values get disrupted during armed conflicts due to many reasons including dilution of legal norms. Thus, evidently armed conflicts diminish the quality of health care, both its delivery and access. This results in traumatic health patterns in conflict zones that further affects the stability of community itself in short, medium and long term. In the worst cases, parts or all of the system may cease to exist, thus the risk of epidemics increases and support for civilian casualties and those suffering psychological trauma is limited or non-existent. The role of Government and other organizations like the ICRC, National Red Cross/Crescent Societies, NGOs, and Civil Defense mechanisms etc. cannot be over-looked in alleviating health conditions in conflict areas. Another important aspect is that the local community and doctors need to be equipped and trained to deal with the situations that arise in a conflict before such situations take place, so that even when external aid cannot reach them they may be able to provide healthcare to the war wounded and sick. All these are a few areas and problems related to heath care during armed conflict.
The ENSAYO Essay competition is open to students from the disciplines of Law, Political Science, International Relations, Medical Sciences, Mass Media and Journalism from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Srilanka, Iran.
The participants may chose to write on any topic within the ambit of the broader theme of the competition i.e. Health Care During Armed Conflict- A Legal and Social Perspective.
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